In Scene iii, when Duncan's corpse is discovered, Macbeth utters a hypocritical lament beginning, "Had I but died . .." But is it really hypocritical?
The critic A.C. Bradley argues that, although the speech is meant to be a lie, it actually contains "Macbeth's profoundest feelings."
Explain this apparent contradiction.
How does Macbeth feel about having murdered Duncan?
Macbeth
Clan Canmore . . . . . . . Clan Macbeth . . . . . . . Clan MacDuff . . . . . . Clan Stuart
HAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . NIGHT . . . . . . . . . ,SLEEP
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Act II Question:
In Scene iii, when Duncan's corpse is discovered, Macbeth utters a hypocritical lament beginning, "Had I but died . .." But is it really hypocritical?
The critic A.C. Bradley argues that, although the speech is meant to be a lie, it actually contains "Macbeth's profoundest feelings."